Big Oil wants to dump more was...

Jan 22, 2020 by

For more than six months, twin brothers Ronald and Donald Schweitzer have watched large amounts of salty wastewater bubble up from the ground in their wheat field. The “saltwater purge” has killed three trees and several acres of crops on their northwest Oklahoma farm.

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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO KILL F...

May 10, 2017 by

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO KILL FRACKING RULE ON PUBLIC LANDS

[Translate] Environment Trump disagrees with majority of Americans, who are opposed to fracking and drilling on public lands. By...

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OKLAHOMA REMAINS NATION’...

Mar 3, 2017 by

OKLAHOMA REMAINS NATION’S HUMAN-INDUCED EARTHQUAKE HOTSPOT

[Translate] LORRAINE CHOW OF ECOWATCH ON BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Joshua Doubek)Article reprinted with permission from EcoWatch...

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EPA PLANS TO ALLOW UNLIMITED D...

Oct 1, 2016 by

EPA PLANS TO ALLOW UNLIMITED DUMPING OF FRACKING WASTEWATER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

[Translate] This article originally appeared on Truthout Environmentalists are warning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that...

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Egyptian researchers discover ...

Aug 26, 2016 by

[Translate]   by Julie M. Rodriguez  INHABITAT View Slideshow Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a...

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SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANO...

May 12, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FRACKING’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: BILL DICKINSON/FLICKR View of the New River bridge in...

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FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRON...

Apr 14, 2016 by

FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS STAGGERING, REPORT FINDS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File A new report details the sheer amount of...

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ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS ...

Aug 12, 2015 by

ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF BRIGHT ORANGE, TOXIC WATER INTO COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: EPA A mine blew out last week, leaking three million gallons of bright orange...

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IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPL...

Jul 25, 2015 by

IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPLY BEING POISONED?

[Translate] Environment California has investigated more than 2,000 injection wells for possible risks to public safety, clean water...

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Let’s get over the whole “toil...

May 10, 2015 by

Let’s get over the whole “toilet to tap” thing, shall we?

[Translate] Nathan Phillips By Madeleine Thomas   GRIST “Toilet to tap” is such an unfortunate phrase, isn’t it? Hate to break it to...

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8 Dangerous Side Effects of Fr...

Apr 29, 2015 by

8 Dangerous Side Effects of Fracking That the Industry Doesn’t Want You to Hear About

[Translate] Radon gas, anyone? By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Photo Credit: Bureau of Land Management With the recent confirmation by the...

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The Federal Government Just Go...

Mar 20, 2015 by

The Federal Government Just Got Greener

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor On March 19, illness President Obama signed a new executive order titled “Planning for Federal...

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Fracking Flowback From Califor...

Feb 19, 2015 by

Fracking Flowback From California Oil Wells Contains High Levels Of Carcinogenic Chemicals

[Translate] Fracking Water used in fracking is not disposed of in a cautious manner. By Mike Gaworecki / DeSmogBlog  VIA ALTERNET...

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DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA LE...

Feb 8, 2015 by

DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA LET OIL COMPANIES INJECT WASTE INTO DRINKABLE WATER SOURCES

[Translate]   by Emily Atkin  CLIMATE PROGRESS The drought crippling California is by some measures the worst in the state’s...

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